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- [in-sti-toot, -tyoot]
- /ˈɪn stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut/
- /ˈɪn.stɪ.tjuːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-sti-toot, -tyoot]
- /ˈɪn stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut/
Definitions of instituted word
- verb with object instituted to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government. 1
- verb with object instituted to inaugurate; initiate; start: to institute a new course in American literature. 1
- verb with object instituted to set in operation: to institute a lawsuit. 1
- verb with object instituted to bring into use or practice: to institute laws. 1
- verb with object instituted to establish in an office or position. 1
- verb with object instituted Ecclesiastical. to assign to or invest with a spiritual charge, as of a parish. 1
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Origin of instituted
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Latin institūtus past participle of instituere to set, put up, establish, equivalent to in- in-2 + -stitū- (combining form of statū-, stem of statuere to make stand) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Instituted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
instituted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
instituted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for instituted
adjective instituted
- initiated — to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
- established — (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
Antonyms for instituted
verb instituted
- closed — A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
- concluded — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
- destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- ended — Simple past tense and past participle of end.
- finished — ended or completed.
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